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Ashford, Kent, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
AshfordBorough
KentCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
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Aerial view of the Pluckley Brickworks, ca. 1960.

Pluckley brickworks, Ashford, Kent, England, UK
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Aerial view of the Pluckley Brickworks, ca. 1960.

Pluckley brickworks, Ashford, Kent, England, UK
09767430017272315211459.jpg
Aerial view of the Pluckley Brickworks, ca. 1960.

Pluckley brickworks, Ashford, Kent, England, UK
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ashford62,787 (2014)
Tenterden7,118 (2018)
Stone6,100 (2018)
Kennington4,178 (2010)
Wye1,915 (2018)
Charing1,841 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
235869
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:235869:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ashford , Kent, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Borough of Ashford, Kent, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Ashford, Kent, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Ашфорд , Кент, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
阿什福德區, 肯特郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Municipio de Ashford, Kent, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Эшфард , Кент, Ангельшчына, Вялікабрытанія
Bengali:
অ্যাসফোর্ড, কেন্ট, ইংল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Cebuano:
Ashford District, Kent, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Ashford, Kent, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Finnish:
Ashford, Kent, Englanti, Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
Gujarati:
એશફોર્ડ, કેન્ટ, ઈંગ્લેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Japanese:
アッシュフォード, ケント, イングランド, イギリス
Kannada:
ಆಷ್ಫರ್ಡ್, ಕೆಂಟ್, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Korean:
애슈퍼드 구, 켄트주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Lithuanian:
Ašfordas, Kentas, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Norwegian:
Ashford , Kent, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
Ashford , Kent, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Ashford, Kent, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Serbo-Croatian:
Ashford, Kent, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Swedish:
Ashford District, Kent, England, Storbritannien
Tamil:
அஷ்போர்ட, கென்ட், இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Telugu:
ఆష్ఫోర్డ్, కెంట్, ఇంగ్లాండు, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Urdu:
بورو ایشفورڈ, کینٹ, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Lepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
O LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
FeIron
Fe LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences24
Youngest Fossil Listed93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed140 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 6 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Australiceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ancyloceratidae : Australiceras125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cheloniceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Douvilleiceratidae : Cheloniceras125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Exogyra
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gervillia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Gervillia125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Trigonia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Trigonia125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Terebratula
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Terebratula125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Plesiosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Plesiosauria125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mammalia
class
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Coniferophyta
phylum
Plantae : Coniferophyta125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Iguanodontidae : Mantellisaurus : Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Coniasaurus crassidens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Dolichosauridae : Coniasaurus : Coniasaurus crassidens100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dufrenoyia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Deshayesitidae : Dufrenoyia125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Laolestes hodsoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dryolestidae : Laolestes : Laolestes hodsoni140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Vectis caseyi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Glaessneropsidae : Vectis : Vectis caseyi112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Protemys serrata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Protemys : Protemys serrata125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cyrtothyris cyrta
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Sellithyrididae : Cyrtothyris : Cyrtothyris cyrta125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Tropaeum (Tropaeum) bowerbanki
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Ancyloceratidae : Tropaeum : Tropaeum (Tropaeum) bowerbanki125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pinnites
genus
Pinnites125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borough_of_Ashford
Wikidata ID:Q894074
GeoNames ID:7290570

Localities in this Region

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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